Developing a Line of Inquiry: Assignment Two Planning List some major ideas/areas of interest that stood out to you

in your observations from Assignment One. Think about anything that really captured your interest or areas of inquiry that you would like to pursue. -Cancer -Meth -Addicts List some search terms you intend to try using both Google Scholar and one of the library databases. Click here for the UNCC library databases: http://guides.library.uncc.edu/database_english. -Meth use -Lung Cancer -Cancer treatments -Addiction -Cartel -Breaking bad -Cerebral palsy Search Terms Sources I Can Access Based on These Search Terms

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This is your face on meth-Travis Linnemann Faces of Meth attempts to deter methamphetamine use through graphic before meth and after meth images of the faces of white meth users Meth Use Linked to Risk of Parkinson Disease-Bridget M. Kuehn The researchers found that the risk of developing Parkinson disease was 75% higher among the methamphetamine group than the appendicitis control group Driving on ice: impaired driving skills in current methamphetamine users-David Bosanquet There were also significantly more participants in the METH group who met the criteria for alcohol abuse Think Again: Mexican Drug Cartels-Evelyn Krache The official U.S. neglect of the Mexican cartels is partly a function of the complex challenges they present. No Clear Link Between Passive Smoking and Lung Cancer.-Judy Peres A strong association between cigarette smoking and lung cancer but found no link between the disease and

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secondhand smoke. Hser, Yih-Ing, et al. "Comparing The Dynamic Course Of Heroin, Cocaine, And Methamphetamine Use Over 10 Years." Addictive Behaviors 33.12 (2008): 15811589. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. Olsen, Reid H.J., et al. "Impaired Memory And Reduced Sensitivity To The Circadian Period Lengthening Effects Of Methamphetamine In Mice Selected For High Methamphetamine Consumption." Behavioural Brain Research 256.(2013): 197-204. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. Larson, Lyle W. "Drug Abuse Follows A Broken Heart." Clinician Reviews 23.6 (2013): 18-19. Academic Search Complete. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. Ekici, Behsat, and Ali Unlu. "Increased Drug Trafficking From Iran." Middle East Quarterly 20.4 (2013): 41-48. Academic Search Complete. Web. 28 Feb. 2014.

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Proposed Topic/Line of Inquiry: Describe your specific line of inquiry here; basically explain what you intend to research as your Assignment Two research topic. My specific line of inquiry is the effect of meth use on the user itself; what they go through and how they cope with it. I intend to find a lot of facts about meth and relate that to what happens in Breaking Bad. This paper investigates the effect of methamphetamine use on the user itself, as in what they go though and ways of coping. Unlike shows such as Breaking Bad, actual meth abuse and trafficking have far reaching implications that are often unexamined in popular media. References/Works Cited Collect 10-12 sources and begin writing out your citations here. Remember: I want you to use the citation style that is appropriate for your major. Linnemann, Travis, and Tyler Wall. "This Is Your Face On Meth: The Punitive Spectacle Of White Trash In The Rural War On Drugs." Theoretical Criminology 17.3 (2013): 315-334. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=89598245&site=ehost-live&scope=site Travis Linnemann and Tyler Wall start of by discussing Americas most dangerous drugs. That drug is Methamphetamine. PBSs frontline launched an investigation about the meth epidemic and meth use. It was described as something that spiraled out of control and became the fastest-growing drug abuse problem. They then go onto describe how meth use is far from an epidemic. In fact, the amount of regular users has just dropped to around 350,000. Deputy Brian King started to collect mug shots of meth uses that came through the county jail. These mug shots show powerful visual evidence of meths effects. The Meth

Project takes fear to the end with graphic ads showing pimps and prostitutes on meth. An ad shows warnings like 15 bucks for sex isnt normal. But on meth it is. The billboard uses a program called Face2Face shows what you could look like on meth. The question is why would someone do that to themselves? Kuehn, Bridget M. "Meth Use Linked To Risk Of Parkinson Disease." JAMA: Journal Of The American Medical Association 306.8 (2011): 814. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=65103927&site=ehost-live&scope=site Abuse of a drug called Meth (Methamphetamine) has been linked to increase a persons risk of Parkinson disease. This study was brought up by animals who were given the drug. It showed that the drug damaged the dopaminergic neurons. This is the same damage that happens to humans when the drug is used for an extended time. To test this researchers took death records and data from hospitals and compared the disease to meth use. The researchers found that methamphetamine was predominant when compared to cocaine use. It showed a 75 percent higher risk with meth. The cocaine group had 12 cases per 10,000 paitents vs meth having 21 cases for every 10,000 patients. The result showed that Parkinson disease was linked more to meth than lifestyle choices relating to drug users. Although they did find that with meth users who had the Parkinson disease had a lower dosage than those who developed the disease with no drug use. Bosanquet, David, et al. "Driving On Ice: Impaired Driving Skills In Current Methamphetamine Users." Psychopharmacology 225.1 (2013): 161-172. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=84600557&site=ehost-live&scope=site Methamphetamine is a very dominant drug that is illegally used in many ways. Those ways include smoking, snorting, injection, or an oral dosage. Meth gives the user feelings of energy, confidence, and euphoria, improved attention, and cognitive function. Meth is used as a treatment in ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity. A Swiss study found that Meth was present in 9 percent of samples in DUID suspects due to minor traffic violations. 4 percent was found in traffic accidents where they killed someone. Although these studies show that Meth can hurt your reaction time, it can also improve your perceptual speed, vigilance, and psychomotor performance. Small amounts of meth, less than .42 mg/kg, have little to no effect on the user. However, with heavy users, they have been associated with negative personality attributes. These attributes include impulsivity, aggressiveness, and antisocial behavior. To further explore these issues , there was a study conducted deriving the driving ability of current meth users. This was an independent vs dependant study. Morris, Evelyn Krache. "Think Again: Mexican Drug Cartels." Foreign Policy 203 (2013): 30-33. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=92727135&site=ehost-live&scope=site The rises of DTOS, Drug-Trafficking OrganizationS, in Mexico have developed massive crime rates on both sides on the border. These DTOS are detrimental to the United States economy. Although members of U.S. law enforcement attempting to stop these organizations have resulted in colossal casualties, they have not received the attention that other conflicts do. During the presidential debate this topic wasnt brought up once. The sale of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and meth has resulted in amazing profits, totally around $39 billion annually. The cartels have built a multibillion-dollar business including the shipment of immigrants and sex slaves, and many other illegal activities. Legalization has become very popular. The controversial topic that the war on drugs is helpless, while in reality, removing one money stream wont ruin the cartels as they can run completely without their drug stream. Not only that, but the U.S. would never allow drugs like heroin and ecstasy to be legal anyways. Thus this keeps these money streams intact.

Peres, Judy. "No Clear Link Between Passive Smoking And Lung Cancer." JNCI: Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 105.24 (2013): 1844-1846. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=93064205&site=ehost-live&scope=site A study of 76,000 women confirmed an association between smoking and lung cancer. Although from this study there was no link between the disease and secondhand smoke. The incidence of lung cancer was 13 times higher in regular smokers and only four times higher in retired smokers than in non-smokers. Its very reassuring that passive smoke in the childhood home doesnt increase the risk of lung cancer, said Patel. There a non a lot of non-smokers in a smoker family. To avoid passive cigarette smoke it is better to change your social behavior so that you are not in a society where smoking is normal and happens daily. The only flaw is that measuring passive smoke inhalation is very hard to measure in a study. The articles goes on to state, We dont want people to conclude that passive smoking has no effect on lung cancer. The study just shows that there is no correlation between the two. Hser, Yih-Ing, et al. "Comparing The Dynamic Course Of Heroin, Cocaine, And Methamphetamine Use Over 10 Years." Addictive Behaviors 33.12 (2008): 1581-1589. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=34651131&site=ehost-live&scope=site The scientific and medical communities now agree that drug dependence is a chrome disorder that requires a lot of care. However most of this is from literature that is mainly associated with the use of heroin. Although most of these studies are in reality short-term studies, they dont show the whole picture. Comparing cocaine and meth to heroin, heroin has longer periods of addiction. Quitting heroin will result in more drug use later down the road. Cocaine use has a shorter lifespan than any other drug discussed in this article. Meth users are more likely to be white women while heroin users are more likely to be Hispanic males. From this article it was concluded that within the first 10 years quitting was possible but extremely difficult to achieve. Drug use patterns can fluctuate rapidly as well. These results show that there is a major need to stop drug use before it turns into a life decision. Olsen, Reid H.J., et al. "Impaired Memory And Reduced Sensitivity To The Circadian Period Lengthening Effects Of Methamphetamine In Mice Selected For High Methamphetamine Consumption." Behavioural Brain Research 256.(2013): 197-204. Academic Search Complete. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=91738450&site=ehost-live&scope=site Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant. The abuse of methamphetamine is helped by prevention, treatment, and understanding of the drug. The drug causes changes in behavior, for instance: drug finding and taking behavior. When the drug was given to mice they reacted the same way as humans would on the drug. Mice when given a high dosage of Meth showed no sign of spatial memory retention versus mice that had a lower dosage. Mice with a high dosage were also considerably heavy then its counterparts. Although 2 weeks later the other mice developed the same weight. Some research suggests the link between drug abuse and obesity to be connected since drug use alters the way of the mine to not eat at ones hearts content. It was stated in the report that this theory requires future research. Thankfully for the researchers there were no conflicts of issue that would skew the data results. Larson, Lyle W. "Drug Abuse Follows A Broken Heart." Clinician Reviews 23.6 (2013): 18-19. Academic Search Complete. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=88457944&site=ehost-live&scope=site

A 26 year old man is rushed to the ER after not seeing him for two days. They found him in his room with four empty syringes. His friends said that he had been a huge drug abuser since he had broken up with his girlfriend. The past few days he was a little irritated seeing her with another man. His friends said that he had used heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine. He didnt have any previous illnesses or have been taking medication. The man is unconscious but he is able to be wakened. His skin looks well even with needle tracks. The rest of his body seems to be normal; thyroid, lymph nodes, neck veins. The lungs have scattered dry rales. This is also known as the crackles. All of this stemmed from being left by his girlfriend. The man turns out to be ok and is only a false alarm to his friends who deeply care about him. Ekici, Behsat, and Ali Unlu. "Increased Drug Trafficking From Iran." Middle East Quarterly 20.4 (2013): 4148. Academic Search Complete. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/login.aspx?direct=t rue&db=a9h&AN=90000307&site=ehost-live&scope=site Recently the Turkish-Iranian border has seen drastic improvements in economic relations. Seeing a 118 percent increase in the number of Iranians visiting Turkey and 66 percent increase in Iranian vehicles crossing the border. This also comes with a huge drug trafficking problem. From 2005-2007 and 2008-2010, 361 operations contained at least one Iranian suspect. Heroin was the highest drug that was seized. The second most seized drug was opium then cannabis and methamphetamine. Only 23 percent was actually linked to an organized crime group while the other 76 percent was from individual drug trafficking attempts. There were seizures as low as 250 grams and from that ranging up to 5000 grams. This is nothing compared to the amount of drugs that is captured at the border from 2010 to 202. According to KOM, a total of 2.2 tons of heroin, 570 kg of meth and over 10 tons of cannabis was seized at the border. Gilbert, Cameron. Assignment One. Rep. 2014. Print. In my assignment one observation, I observed the AMC series Breaking Bad. The purpose of the show was to not only show the difficulties of making money for a disease but to show how the main character starts off as this very likable renowned person and slowly moves into the position of this dark ruthless creature. The character goes behind his wifes and brothers-in-laws back, who is a DEA agent, and make meth for money to help cure and get rid of his cancer. Walter is also making sure his family is well off after he dies. The story is full of drug users and the 2nd main character Jessie Pinkman, who was Walterss ex-student, helps create this massive drug empire, they go as far as using other houses to make and sell the meth. As for appropriate behavior there is none, the story goes from secretive to close to being caught to running for his life and all back to secretive again. The main form of communication to Walterss secret life is through a pre-paid phone which he hides in the ceiling of his class. Any behavior that would endanger Walterss life or his family would be inappropriate at the least and in one episode the house that was bugged by his employer saved his life. I expect to find many discourse communities in Breaking Bad, the drug community, the second life community, the family community, workplace community, friend community and more. Breaking Bad not only excels in telling a great story it keeps you on edge and you cant help but watch the next episode.